American United (fireboat)

	American United
History
Name	American United
Operator	Massachusetts Port Authority
Awarded	Dec. 28, 2007
Builder	A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd.
Sponsored by	Department of Homeland Security
Acquired	October 11, 2011
Homeport	Boston, MA
Identification	MMSI number: 367507210; Callsign: M-31;
Status	Delivered, Not in Service
Notes	Predecessor:
General characteristics
Class and type	Fireboat
Length	24 m (79 ft)
Beam	6.76 m (22.2 ft)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m)
Installed power	2 × 1,450 BHP C32 and 2 × 873 BHP C18 Caterpillar
Propulsion	4 × 5 Blade Fixed Pitch Propellers, ZF Reduction Gears.
Speed	24 kn (28 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	30 × Switlik life rafts
Capacity	2 × 3,000 U.S. gpm firepumps

American United is a Ranger-class Robert Allan Ltd. designed fireboat built to serve the Massachusetts Port Authority as a replacement to Massport Marine Unit 1, the . It was scheduled to be placed in service in June 2011, and was delivered October 11, 2011, due to the complexity of the build.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Manufacturing[]

The American United was built by A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. of Meteghan River, Nova Scotia

Purpose[]

The vessel is intended to support Logan Airport firefighting, search and rescue, EMS, and Port Security capability.^[11]

References[]

^ "Maritime News".
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^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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^ "Maritime News".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos".
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.capecodfd.com/pages%20special/Fireboats%2007.htm
^ "Maritime News".
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[1] "Maritime News".

[2] "Maritime News".

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Maritime News".

[5] "Maritime News".

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos".

[8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] ttp://www.capecodfd.com/pages%20special/Fireboats%2007.htm

[10] "Maritime News".

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History
American United
Name	American United
Operator	Massachusetts Port Authority
Awarded	Dec. 28, 2007
Builder	A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd.
Sponsored by	Department of Homeland Security
Acquired	October 11, 2011^[1]
Homeport	Boston, MA
Identification	MMSI number: 367507210 Callsign: M-31
Status	Delivered, Not in Service^[2]
Notes	Predecessor:
General characteristics
Class and type	Fireboat
Length	24 m (79 ft)^[3]
Beam	6.76 m (22.2 ft)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m)
Installed power	2 × 1,450 BHP C32 and 2 × 873 BHP C18 Caterpillar^[5]
Propulsion	4 × 5 Blade Fixed Pitch Propellers, ZF Reduction Gears.
Speed	24 kn (28 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	30 × Switlik life rafts
Capacity	2 × 3,000 U.S. gpm firepumps ^[4]